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Minitrix - 2913 - Engine, Steam, 0-6-0 Lil Donkey - Painted/Unlettered

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Stock Number2913
Original Retail Price$12.50
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Steam Engine Lil Donkey 0-6-0
Image Provider's WebsiteLink
PrototypeEngine, Steam, 0-6-0 Lil Donkey
Road or Company NamePainted/Unlettered (Details)
Paint Color(s)Black and Red
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileDeep Flange
DCC ReadinessNo
Release Date1970-01-01
Item CategoryLocomotives
Model TypeSteam
Model Subtype0-6-0
Model VarietyLil Donkey



Model Information: This Minitrix model, introduced in the 1960s, models a European prototype. Nevertheless, it was imported into the US and marketed along with models of North American prototypes. It was imported by Aurora uner their "Postage Stamp" line as well as directly by Trix through ATI and others.
DCC Information: This engine is not DCC-Compatible.
Road Name History:
Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. one of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

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Item created by: gdm on 2017-02-12 08:56:53. Last edited by gdm on 2017-02-12 08:57:42

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